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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-14
WHITING.

A. A. Pond is of to market this week
with IA carload of lambs.
o. c. Huntley has purchased of RoIIin
ID. Needham his handsome Jersey heifer
The ice-harvest has commenced in earn
est The ice in Otter Creek is about Ii
inches thick.
Mrs. Hayward of Beloit, Wis, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. 3. F., and her
brother, F. Wooster.
Mrs. j. f. Parker has been visiting her
son. Charles, and family at Port Henry,
n. y, for few days.
1t was cold day and cold church,
last Sunday, but the Congregational
church was we'll filled.
Volney Kelsey is buying furs for some
company. He reports them plentiful
everywhere except hereabouts.
Tip Kilburn is handling the Lewis Col
lette colt, which was sired by Columbus.
1t is said by Mr.. kilburn to be the fast
est colt of his age that he ever drove.
Thomas Wilson, the picture man, was
III town this week looking after his inter-
est in the New Zealand potato, which
your correspondent has tried and consid-
ers tirst-class.
There was social gathering at the
station agents, last Saturday night, when
fine oyster supper, coffee and other
good things were served by the agent,
personally.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-14
County Vems.
BIRDPORT,

BlRDPORT.
Frank Nisun is visiting his mother in
Canada.
Owing to the cold weather and distance
to the postoflce, news items are scarce.
Miss Dorothy Cook was stricken with
paralysis on Sunday and now lies very
low.
a good number of our dancing folks
went to the dance in Shoreham last Fri
day evening. All reported good time.
Our stage driver, while unhitching his
horses last week, was jumped on by one
of them, cutting a severe cash in his leg
and breaking one of the bones.
On Monday last, while Charles Payne
was driving his trotter, one of the weights
came off and the horse stepped on the
hook, cutting bad hole in his hoof.
About one hundred of the relatives and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Somers Spauld-
ing paid their respects to them on the
evening of December 81, It being a we'd
were brought in, among which may be
mentioned a nice fur coat and pair of
wooden blankets by the company; hang
ing lamp by j. b. Benedict and family.
Middlebury, Weybridge, Cornwall, Bird
port Addison and Panton were well rep
resented, and, had it not been an inclem-
ent night, at least one-half as many more
would have been present. Mr.. w. O.
llindes with few appropriate remarks
presented the Gifts, which were accepted
by Mr.. Chester Pratt, father of Mrs.
Spaulding, with brief remarks IL behalf
of his daughter and her husband. Re-
freshments. music and dancing were in
order for the rest of the programme,
which lasted till New Years for certain.
Finally the company separated, hoping
to have occasion for repetition of the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-14

Peter Wilson had a nice Christmas
present, a wolf-skin overcoat.
Hay Is selling at So to SO ton, and
oats at 35c bushel; eggs, 25c dozen.
The cold weather has made good cross
ing through the swamp to Salisbury
Center.
The selectmen have made a great i'm
provement on the town house by putting
a coat of paint on the outside.
Ed. Matot has recently purchased a
heavy timber lot, on which he has "a
teams at work hauling off wood and ce-
dar posts for market.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-14
CTATE OF VERMONT,

y
The Probate Court for the District OF Addi-
son
To all persons Interested in the estate OF
Mary +. Converse, late OF Bridport, in said
District, deceased. GREETING
BY the authority ot the State OF Vermont
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, AT the Probate ONCE in
Middlcbury, in said District, ON the 3lst day
of January, "a. ID. lSs1, at 10 O'Clock IL. m, to
show cause, il any you have, why the account
of ID. ii. Bennett, executor OF the will of said
deceased, should not be allowed, and also why
the residue of said estate should not be dstri
butcd to the parties entitled thereto
Dated at Middlebury, in said District, this
18th day of January, \. De- 1857.
LYMAN T.. KNAPP, Judge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
The Good Priest Heard Him Finally
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Father O'Halloran had q telephone
put into the parsonage, in connection
with the church, the parioch-
al school, etc. Patrick Nc
Fee, his reverence's handy
man, was instructed in the use of the
instrument, and it was only the next
day when Pat, busting out the
church, heard the chatter of the tele-
phone bell. Taking down the receiver
he was pleased to hear Father O'Hal-
loran's familiar voice, asking him
something or other about his work.
Pat, in essaying TO answer, remem-
bered that his reverence was a long
way off and Pat consequently hollered
into the transmitter at the top of his
voice. 81 don't understand you,
Patrick said the telephone. Pat
tried again, with no better success.
On his third trial, he came near split
ting the telephone; but again came
Father O'Halloran's voice, 81 can't
hear what you are saying, Patrick"
Pat had by this time lost something
of his patience, and as he stood gather
ing breath for g. fourth blast, he
couldn't refrain from soliloquiziug in
low tone, "Ah! may the devil fly
away wild the ould fool." But Pat
dropped the telephone like a hot po-
tato and fell to his knees in dismay,
when he heard Father O'Halloran's
voice once again, "Now, | hear you
perfectly, Patrick"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
Hanging Rulof.
From the Albany Journal.

From the Albany Journal
81 never saw but one man hanged"
remarked DR.. John Thompson to g.
tourist recently, shut that one illus.
trated the force of habit even in the
agonies of death. OF course you re-
member the murderer Ruloff, who
was hanged at Binghamton some
twelve Or fifteen years ago. was one
OF the physicians who attended the
execution. Ruloff was q man who be-
lieved in nothing. When he walked
out for the execution preceded by the
chief of police of Binghamton and fol-
lowed by the sheriff and his deputies,
he wore old fashioned trousers with
pockets in the outside seams. His ell
bows were not so pinioned but that
he could thrust his hands in his
pockets, and he had them in as he
stood with the moose about his neck
listening to the reading of the death
warrant and the last words that were
said, with the indifference Of stole.
In fact his hands were still IN his
pockets when the drop fell, but the
sudden jerk wrenched one of them
out. noticed as I stood waiting for
the swaying of the limp body to cease
That twice strong effort was made
by his hand to thrust itself back into
his pocket. The second attempt was
partially successful, and literally Ru-
loft died with his hands in his pockets.
[ vas informed that it was his habit
ual custom to walk and think with
his hands in his trousers pockets"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
FOOLED BY FISHERMEN.

CanAda's Poor Success in Protecting the
Herring Pond-Yankees Playing the
Cruisers.
HALIFAX, N. s., July 29.-Reports of
wholesale poaching by Americans come
from Prince Edwards Island. These re-
ports are published in the news columns
of the Dominion government organs in
the island, and in the same issues these
papers editorially declare that the coast
is thoroughly protected. The
Examiner publishes letter
from North Lake which declares
that 100 sail of American vessels have
been fishing inside the limits at that
place. The correspondent says: ''An
American schooner hove her seine with
IN two miles Of the shore and succeeded
in taking twelve barrels. A number of
shore fishermen rowed alongside and
took the vessels name. No sooner were
the stolen fish on deck than the cruiser
Critic could just be distinguished in the
distance. The American, however, had
been on the watch, for she immedia-
tely set sail and ran before the wind I'M
til satisfied that the cutter was not in
pursuit Four cruisers among 240 Amcri-
can seiners are a ridiculous farce The
cutter drives an American outside the
limit, and as soon as the cruiser gets
around the corner the American is in
prohibited waters again." An amusing
incident occurred there day or two ago.
Six Americans were anchored in shore
Capt. Lorway caught sight of them, and
imagining be would catch them in the
act of obtaining supplies from Myrick's,
he was rowed ashore with the utmost
dispatch. While Skipper Lorway was
ashore on FOOLS GRAND the American
seiner, s. Prior, got under way, hove to
two miles off shore, and threw her
seine around a school of mack
erel. This little trick was OBJ
served from the deck of the cruiser
Triumph, which gave chase. Not hav-
ing time to get her seine and fish aboard,
the Prior set sail, towed them to sea and
escaped from the cutter in the darkness
Commander Lorway has since made ev-
cry effort to discover her whereabouts
and to seize the vessel, but without sue
cess.
A dispatch from Shelburne states that
the schooner Annie w. Hodgson has
sailed for sea, having been released by
the collector of customs. The fine as
sessed against her was deposited by Con-
sui General Phelan with the custom
authorities here to-day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
Talking to Himself.
From the Youths Companion.


The following is told of certain
Lord Dudley, who was notorious for
the habit OF talking to himself. He ia
the same person OF whom they tell the
story that he once Travelled from
London down to Dover alone, but
that he kept up an imaginary CONVEX
satiOn with himself all the way. Nor
was this the most comical part OF the
performance. On arriving at his inn
he complained bitterly that he had
been careless enough to let g. most
agreeable companion, who had &C.
companied him on the Journey, es-
cape before he could ask his company
for dinner.
Lord Dudley was once the guest of
the late Mrs. Cunliffe. This lady was
aunt by marriage TO the beautiful
daughters OF Sir Richard Brooke. On
coming into the room her guest asked
at once after the lovely Miss Brooke,
who, during the previous season had
taken all hearts by storm.
81 suppose you mean Harriet" an
swered Mrs. Cunliffe. ''She is now at
home, but Mary, her sister is with me
this year in her place; and, among
ourselves, we think Mary, though her
beauty is Of q different kind, quite as
handsome as Harriet
Il dare say" retorted Lord Dudley,
in q regular fume. "That is always
the way with you women. If there is
one pretty girl among q lot Of sisters
you will try and poke the rest of
them down our throats over her
back"
Mrs. Cunliffe, being an old friend
and well aware of the Dudley eccen-
tricities, was not much moved by this
somewhat rough contradiction, OBJ
serving only: "Well, it is nothing to
me Lord Dudley, but that is our
opinion. Agree with it or not, rs you
please; and now we had better go to
dinner"
To dinner they went, and Lord
Dudley, sitting opposite the new
beauty, very soon began to talk to
himself.
"Confound the old jade, I almost
think that she is right, after all
Why, ofcourse the old bag is right p
what are you talking about, Lord
Dudley ?" was the not unnatural IN.
quiry which his hostess put to him.
"Well, Mrs. Cunliffe, you see it had
just passed through my mind that
your opinion as to Miss Brooke's
beauty is quite justified, and I sup
pose have been saying to myself how
thoroughly [ agree with you"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
MALIGNANT diphtheria prevails at

MALIGNANT diphtheria prevails at
Madison to quite an extent.
AN Ashland fire destroyed three
dwellings,, causing g. loss of $4,00U.
CHARLES OLSON, of Midway, had his
pocket picked at La Crosse of $3.50.
THE loss by the burning. of Lakes
hotel, at Black River Falls, was $1O,-
900.
The army worm has made it's ap-
pearance on the farros in Eau Claire
County.
AN italian railway laborer, near
Madison, lost an eye by the prema-
ture explosion OF dynamite blast.
THE regents of che Stste. University
nave finally effected the exchange of
CHARLES E. Bross' property, corner of
Park and Langdon Streets, on Lake
MENDOZA, Madison, for thepresident's
mouse en- State Street.
TRAMPs in jail at Prairie du CHEN
robbed g. fellow-prisoner of $12.
JOSEPH VIOLET is in iail at Bayfield,,
charged with q criminal assault upon
the 9-year-old daughter of William
Smart.
RAYMOND LAPLAN7's family, at
Sevastopol, were poisoned by bis
cults made of UNIV holesome -four. It
Is not known whether the -four in the
sack had been tampered with or
whether it was rendered unwholesome
by other causes.
BRAD ARNOLD, OF Prairie du CHEN,
went to Mississippi years ago. Re
Gently VIM. Mcdonald wrote to ask
his whereabouts. A postal card was
received saying Arnold had been shot
to death by two brothers named
Shropsher. A few minutes before re-
ceiving the card, Mcdonald met a man
who claimed to be one of the Shrop.
sher brothers and who said he knew
Arnold. The matter is being investi-
geted.
WHILE David McGranahan, of Vel.
lowstone, Lafayette County, was
reaching to pick up a board from the
tall grass, q rattlesnake bit him on
the end OF the finger. With one blow
OF the Ratchet he amputated that fin
ger and then he paid attention to the
snake, and cut him into small pieces.
AT Milwaukee on the of the
morning of the 25th, Oscar Hanes,
mate of the schooner Manitowoc,
while walking on the deck accidently
fell into the hold of the vessel, a dis
tance of about twenty feet. His in
Jurles proved fatal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
GET A FAT TAKE.
English Capitalists to Secure Control of
Peru's Wealth.

Peru's Wealth.
LIMA, Peru, July 2S.-The Peruvian
Congress meets to-day. One of its prin-
cipal acts will be the consideration ofthe
London Syndicate's plan for settling the
public debt of Peru, which is now up
wards Of $50 100000, as no interest has
been paid since 1876. Of the bonded
debt e32, 100000 is held outside the
country. A company is to be organized
to manage the concessions which Peru
is to make. The syndica e
will secure control of ten
railroads, aggregating 1853 miles in
length, for period of sixty-six years.
For the same period the company is to
have the product of ali guano mines now
known and of others as yet undiscov-
cred. The government also relinquish-
es to the company the right to 50 per
cent. of the 100000 tons of guano dealt
With by the treaty of peace between
Peru and Chill. The company is to re-
ceive 9120,000 annually of the GUS
toms t duties of Molendo and Payta.
Besides these rights the COM
pany is to be permitted to perpetually
work valuable coal mines, subject to
tax of 10 per cent. on the net revenue,
and 100 other mines of gold, silver, cop
per, lead and other minerals, subject to
a tax of $50 per ton on the output. Cinni-
bar mines are to be worked for fifty
years, the government reserving 10 per
cent. oft the profit. Within five years the
company has the privilege of selecting
4, 0OO, QUO acres of land, and is to receive
a bounty of 400 acres for every family
brought into Peru. 1t is also given
authority to establish a bank in this
city, with 81, 10000 capital, which shall
issue notes against one-third the coinage.
This institution is to administer the
internal debt, amounting to Ell 900, 600,
out of IS per cent. of the profits, but the
government guarantees it by set
ting apart S per cent. of the
customs duties of Callao. The
company agrees to cancel one-half the
debt and deposit the government bonds;
carry out railway construction, subject to
heavy penalties, and turn over 20 per
cent of the net revenue of the railways
and % per cent. of the guano, after de-
Quoting 100000. There are other con-
ditions, but those here named are the
most important.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
FOUND A THIEFrS PLANT.
A Number of Stolen Checks Found Con
cealed in q New York Depot.

A Number of Stolen Checks Found Con-
cea1ed in New York DeDot.
New YORK, July pa car cleaner
named Albert Jones, on Friday night,
found behind the heater in postal car
$40, at the Grand Central Depot, six Of
fetal envelopes. They had been opened,
but there were in them a number of
checks in transit for New York banks.
Jones reported the matter and an inves-
tigation was instituted, all those know
ing of the matter being instructed to
keep quiet about it, The checks
found aggregate $4,000, and none had
been stolen. There had been no mon
ely in the envelopes. Chief Clerk
Howe's theory is that the bunch of let
ters through some mistake fell upon the
counter and were overlooked when the
other letters were pouched; that some
thief got into the Office and discovered
the letters; that when he opened them
and found that they contained nothing
but checks, he threw them behind the
heater,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
NEW YORK BADLY SHOCKED.
The City Terrorized by Brilliant EIec-
trical Storm Last Evening.

The City TerroriZed by Brilliant EIec-
trica1 Storm Last Evening.
New YORK, July 27.-An electrical
storm ragged over the lower end Of Manhat
tan Island last night, but does not seem to
have done any damage beyond frighten-
ing the inhabitants out Of their wits. The
employees of the great newspapers on
Park Row were compelled to rest for
about half an hour before they had
nerve enough to 90 ON with their work.
The damage to the telegraph and tele-
phone wires has been repaired. A
Chambers Street hospital ambulance
was struck by lightning. Surgeon Wede-
kind, Larry, the driver, and the patient,
woman suffering from Mysteries, were
temporarily paralyzed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
GUNS At TWO PAGES.
Sanguinary Duel Between Mississippi
COIOred Men,

New ORLEANS, La, July pa fatal
duel was fought last evening on the
banks of Yazoo River, opposite Green.
wood, Miss, between George Evans and
Bud Harris, colored. The men Sc
lected double barrelled shot-guns,
which were loaded with buckshot.
Only two PAGES apart they stood, the
muzzles of the guns almost touching,
when the word was given to fire. Both
responded almost at the same moment.
Evans fell dead, his breast torn to
pieces, and Harris was fatally wounded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03

PARAMOUNT Park of philadelphia
contains 5000 acre and is eleven
miles long. Central Park of New
York includes 834 acres, costing $15,-
100000 for the land and improve
ments. The Chicago parks cover g.
600 acre, and those of st. Louis
about the same. Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, includes nearly 600 acres,
and Druid Hill Park of Baltimore $50
acres.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
A Texas Characters Death

BoNHAN, Tex, July 27.-Tom Bean,
the wealthiest and most eccentric resi-
dent of this county, died here Tuesday.
Mr.. Bean came here in 1910 or 1912, as
surveyor, and surveyed on shares, Sc
curing thousands of acres of the valua-
seclusion, being an old bachelor. His
estate is valued at 81 ,0OO, 900. He claimed
to have no relatives. He is sup
posed to have been about 10 years old
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
ROBBING THE MAILS.
A Kansas City Postal Clerk Arrested on a
Serious Charge.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 28.-For six or
seven months numerous complaints
have gone to Postmaster Shelly, of
Kansas City, of the los of letters con-
tanning money and postal notes, and for
a long time officers have been working
on the case, endeavoring to catch the
thief. They have arrested L. 0. Will
son, clerk at Station A, at the Union
Depot. Wilson confessed having opened
several letters containing money. He
punctured letters with bodkin and by
a microscope ascertained their contents.
Punctured places We're obliterated by a
.ubber
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
E.taIRatlway Accident,

CARM1, ILL.,, July pa Louisville &
Nashville freight was derailed yesterday
afternoon this side of Wabash Station.
The engine fell upon and killed Fireman
Al Yearwood. Henry Craft, a brake
were badly injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03

A FLORIDA farmer noticed two of his
mich COWS fighting recently, and at
forwards discovered that one had
broken the others neck, while their
horns were so firmly interlocked as to
require those OF the dead COW to be
sawn off before the living one could be
released.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
Buffalo Bill and White Beaver.

White Beaver, the celebrated Ls
Crosse surgeon, who has just returned
from Europe, and his bosom friend
Buffalo Bill. whose guest the doctor
was while abroad, are called the best
living all around shots with rifle and
revolver.
White Beavers skill as q surgeon is
said to equal his Workmanship.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
A Queer Old Chimney.
From the Litcnfeld ENQUIRER.

A very queer chimney is all that re.
mains OF the Peck House. Two
chimneys were built on each side OF
the main stairway leading to the Sec
ond story OF the house. These came
together in that story, and the stair
way leads up through an arch, on
which rests the single upper portion
of the chimney.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
BATTERED AWAY HIS WIFE.
The Peculiar Action that Puzzles an L
diana Mapistrata

The Peculiar Action that Puzzles an In
diana Magistrate.
VINCENNEs, Ind, July ga peculiar
case came up in the mayors court yes
terday. Charles Bohn had J. H. Bunch
arrested for taking away Bohn's wife
and living with her. Bunch is a blind
pensioner and had quite a sum of money.
Mrs. Bohn had strong liking for the
blind man, and she left her husband
but it now appears that Bohn really sold
his wife to Bunch for $500, and held
Bunch's note therefor. The sale was a
reality, but the note was never paid,
hence the difficulty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
sensation in Commercial Circles

SPRINGFIELD, O., July 27.-The su-
preme sensation in commercial circles
to-day is the bringing by William n,
Whitley, receiver for the insolvent firm
OF Whitley, Fassler & Kelly, of an at
tachment suit against Jerome Fassler, a
former member of the firm for $S4, 225.-
"A, money advanced the defendant.
Fassler is an eccentric individual who
is trying to build subterranean arcade
under Broadway. New York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
MRS. LOGAN BETTER.

She Arrives in Chicago To-day, but Re.
fuses to See Callers.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 29.-Mrs. John A.
Logan is recovering from the effects of
the injuries she received at Carbonate,
and travelled to this city to-day in COM
pany with her son and his wife. No
callers, however, have been received by
Mrs. Logan, and she remains in her
room constantly
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
Dying at the Ebb of the Tide.
A Physician in the Medica, Press.

Physician in the Medical Press
Within the last five years, in dis
trict embracing sixty square miles or
so by the sea, have noted the hour
and the minute of no less than
ninety-three demises in my own I'M
mediate practice. and every soul of
them has all gone out with the tide,
save four who died suddenly by fatal
accident.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-03
THE BILL WILL PASS.
Clients Measure for the Separation Of c
ored and White Pupils.

Ored and White PupiIs.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 27.-The educa-
tional committee of the House and Sen
ate, in joint session last evening, report
ed in favor OF the Glen bill, which makes
it penalty for any teacher to teach a
white child in colored school or col
cred child in white school, the schools
being kept separate by constitutional
law of the state. Its passage is accepted
here as the fixed policy of the state.
Every white man voted for the bill,
the two colored members Of the COM
mittee voting adversely